I needed a more explicit goal at the beginning. I spent a lot of time exploring different styles and shooting techniques. I don't want my style to be fixed. It is essential to explore new styles constantly. One of my goals is to try styles and shooting methods that I have never tried before. For a long time, my scenery photos were similar to tourist photos. A big reason is that I am shooting but not thinking. Too many factors affect a photo, such as angle, light, height, equipment, weather, etc.

As I was thinking about it, I realized I had never imagined changing heights and angles. Most of the time, my photos were taken with a camera in my hand and always on the ground. I had never imagined a bird's perspective or a higher perspective. But for landscape photos, a higher and more accessible viewing angle is essential.

After that, I started learning to take landscape photos with a more accessible perspective. The learning process isn't smooth sailing. Initially, the quality of a single photo could not be compared with the camera, so I began to explore the synthesis of multiple images. This function has always been available, but it is tough to use it well. At first, the photos had strange edges or pictures that didn't seem to match. Also, a battery can only give me 20 minutes to create a photo, and it takes a lot of time to find a good angle and take pictures, so it takes a lot of work to take such images, but the output is excellent.

When developing a portfolio, I considered using different photos in selected work. It is tough to practice taking pictures like this because although I can practice daily, the weather is sometimes different. For example, when I was in Milk Sea, the weather changed quickly; the altitude was high, and the wind was strong. When shooting in Shanghai, not every day has such beautiful and unique weather, so the scenery shooting also involves luck, but I still got the photos I wanted to take. My art teacher, Mr. Howard, gave me much support and freedom. After discussion, he allowed me to use photography for my portfolio, which was a massive help to my creation. In the process of my creation, when I was not clear about my goals, my art teacher also helped me establish long-term and short-term goals, which had a significant impact on my subsequent shooting because I no longer tried aimlessly. At the same time, I would like to thank my friend Lu Xiaotian, my photography teacher. He supports me in every shooting and allows me to create better.

Suggestions for other students: wait for that unique photography style. Part of our learning is to keep trying. Once you stop trying new styles, you lose the opportunity for infinite possibilities. You may be more suitable for another style that you have never tried. When you are proficient in various shooting styles in photography, it is not too late to think about your style.